Vanessa Manko books

The Invention of Exile (2014)

PETERSBURG, VARVAROVKA KHERSON, ODESSA, CONSTANTINOPLE, PARIS, MAZATLÁN, CANANEA 1920–34 HE SAT BEFORE A MAN who smelled of morning. They twisted his words around. He didn’t understand then. But time brings clarity even in the confusion and murkiness of the present. If only he’d understood. They ...